A bit of context, from my side: I don't have anything against free Coworking. Coworking is an activity that doesn't require a specific place to do it. You can't own it, or sell it. All you can do is build a business around providing a great experience to do it.
Indy Hall and many of the best Coworking spaces in the world started as communities of "free Coworking" through jellies. However of you're in the business of providing a Coworking experience, there's a careful line to walk and making sure that there's a difference between the free experience and the paid experience is the point of the post I wrote back in 2010 (and still stick by). I also think that the existence of free Coworking is important to force Coworking space businesses to really differentiate their offering and be special. That's a good thing for everyone. -Alex -- /ah indyhall.org coworking in philadelphia On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Adrienne Normand wrote: > http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2010/06/a-case-against-free-trial-coworking/ > > Adrienne > > Sent from my iPad > > On Apr 3, 2012, at 7:17 AM, rachel young <[email protected] > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > Felix, > > I'd love to read your reply as well. Maybe answer here for the group to > > read? > > r. > > On Apr 3, 2012 5:24 AM, "Felix Schürholz" <[email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > Hi Adrienne, please send me Alex´s email or tell me where I can find > > > it, so that I can answer him and you fully. Greetings, Felix > > > > > > > > > On 2 Apr., 21:50, Adrienne Normand <[email protected] > > > (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > I really enjoyed Alex's email yesterday about the case against Free > > > > Coworking. If coworking is of value to you, why wouldn't you pay for > > > > it? > > > > It obviously has a cost, why would you not reciprocate the > > > > owner/providor > > > > for making coworking available? > > > > Adrienne > > > > > > > > 2012/4/2 Felix Schürholz <[email protected] > > > > (mailto:[email protected])> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking at the recent entries in the “Free Coworking > > > > > Directory<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsBt-syY2tDCdDhjbl8wemh2...>” > > > > > it is apparent that from the last 7 entries 6 come from the USA, and > > > > > of > > > > > those, 5 from California. It remains to be seen whether this is a > > > > > coincidence or the start of a stable trend. With now 3 free coworking > > > > > offers in Los Angeles with Droplabs (Free Basic Use), kleverdog > > > > > coworking > > > > > (every other Friday) and Indie Desk (every 2nd Monday of the month) > > > > > we have > > > > > a first free coworking capital in California. I hope other cities will > > > > > follow this wonderful example and collaborative endeavour. > > > > > > > > > If you want to know more about free coworking please refer to our > > > > > resource > > > > > page <http://www.coworking-news.de/free-coworking-resources/>. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > > Groups > > > > > "Coworking" group. > > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coworking/-/atTfwaCihaoJ. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > (mailto:coworking%[email protected]). > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "Coworking" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > (mailto:coworking%[email protected]). > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
